Sony DG1, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...3 232 311 11 2 Digital PCLink Operating Instructions 2001 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...n 6 Checking that the Digital PCLink is selected as preferred device 7 Windows 98 7 Windows Me 8 Windows 2000 8 Controlling the output and volume levels 9 MacOS 9 04 Users 9 MacOS 9 04 installation 9 Recording to MiniDisc 11 Connecting the MiniDisc recorder 11 Monitoring the audio 12 Setting the proper recording level 12 Disconnecting the Digital PCLink 14 Regulatory Information 19 For the custome...

Page 3: ...PCLink 1 USB Cable 1 Optical Cable 1 Operating Instructions 1 System Requirements Computer running Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Mac OS 9 04 Primary USB Port Windows and Macintosh compatible Jukebox Audio Player Application ...

Page 4: ...er and audio platform If you experience any trouble loading the USB drivers please refer to the troubleshooting section at the end of this user manual for further instructions 1 There is no need to turn your computer off when plugging the Digital PCLink in for the first time Locate your computer s USB port and plug the supplied USB cable in Now plug the Digital PCLink into the other end of the USB...

Page 5: ...nishes installing Windows 98 may require the other two USB drivers to also be installed This will depend on what USB audio devices have previously been used on your system Simply follow the procedure outlined above until all the required USB drivers have been loaded 8 Once all of the required drivers have been installed Windows 98 will start We recommend rebooting your computer to ensure all chang...

Page 6: ...llow the procedure outlined above until all the required USB drivers have been installed 6 Once all of the required drivers have been installed Windows Me will start Your driver installation for the Digital PCLink now complete Windows 2000 installation 1 With USB technology there is no need to turn your computer off when plugging the Digital PCLink in for the first time Locate your computer s USB ...

Page 7: ...e Digital PCLink either unplug the Digital PCLink from the USB cable or select your soundcard as preferred audio device in the Multimedia Properties control panel for Windows 98 or Sounds and Multimedia control panel for Windows Me and Windows 2000 It is not possible to use a soundcard and the Digital PCLink at the same time Windows 98 Once Windows 98 starts and the appropriate drivers have been l...

Page 8: ...en go to Settings then Control Panel The multimedia icon will be in the Control Panel window Double click on the icon to open the Sounds and Multimedia Properties window In the Audio tab under the heading Sound Playback Preferred Device make sure that USB Audio Device appears If it does not use the scroll arrow to the right and choose USB Audio Device You are now fully loaded Windows 2000 Once Win...

Page 9: ...tal PCLink for the first time you will need to ensure that your computer is running the necessary operating system and Apple Audio Extensions 2 To verify that your computer is running the correct operating system close all open applications Click on the Apple icon in the top right had corner of the screen Scroll down to the first item in the pop up menu called About This Computer and click on it A...

Page 10: ...ppear and let you check the version of the Apple Audio Extension file running on your computer If your system is not running Apple Audio Extension 1 0 5 or higher the Digital PCLink may not operate 4 After verifying your computer has the necessary operating system and audio extensions close all applications Plug the supplied USB cable into a USB port on your computer Now plug the Digital PCLink in...

Page 11: ...end of the Digital PCLink to the MiniDisc recorder Connecting the MiniDisc recorder page 11 2 Using your Jukebox Player application simply load the selection of audio WAV MP3 etc to be recorded 3 Press or slide REC record on the MiniDisc recorder 4 Press Play on the Jukebox Player application 5 When the audio is finished playing the MiniDisc recorder will automatically stop recording Please read t...

Page 12: ...stening level Setting the proper recording level The Digital PCLink is capable of outputting a loud signal To ensure you get the cleanest possible recording please read through these instructions carefully and adjust the volume controls as directed 1 Before starting make sure that the Digital PCLink volume slider Wave Volume is set to a minimum You can access the Digital PCLink s volume sliders by...

Page 13: ...he Wave Volume slider press stop on your Jnkebox Player and close the Digital PCLink volume control panel 6 Set the volume of your Jukebox Player to minimum Press or slide REC record on your MiniDisc recorder Your MiniDisc recorder has the ability to delay the recording process until it receives a digital audio signal Once your Jukebox Player starts playing the audio the MiniDisc will automaticall...

Page 14: ...sary for audio to once again be played through your computer speakers Once the Digital PCLink is disconnected from the computer Windows will automatically reassign your sound card as the preferred audio device With MacOS the Digital PCLink is automatically selected as the preferred device when you connect it via USB When disconnecting you simply pull the plug out of your Macintosh computer and it ...

Page 15: ...ink looked to install fine but I cannot select it as preferred device Problem Your Digital PCLink went through most of the driver install or all of the driver installation fine but now when you try to select it in the Playback section of the Multimedia control panel there does not appear to be any option for USB audio device Fix The symptom occurs where large branded computer manufacturers ship th...

Page 16: ... audio device Fix This occurs if a system s soundcard is ISA based common for standard on board audio solutions since Windows cannot automatically take a setting away from an ISA soundcard and give it to the Digital PCLink It will also occur if you are running an audio program when you plug in or unplug the Digital PCLink Make sure to therefore close all audio programs before doing this You may ne...

Page 17: ...n effect the data flowing down the USB bus Virus checking programs that continually run in the background are particular bad Some drastically effect the isochronous data flow down the USB bus and starve the Digital PCLink of data It is therefore important to disable all virus checking programs if you are getting multiple track marks Also make sure that you are running the most up to date drivers f...

Page 18: ... time on start up Fix Some computers using a Phoenix BIOS hang during bootup when encountering a USB device with a configuration descriptor longer than Oxf8 in length The USB Legacy BIOS interprets this to be a legacy USB device resulting in a BIOS hang Phoenix has already written a fix for this problem and is available upon request from them ...

Page 19: ...user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help You are coutioned that any chang...

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